UK gets rematch with UCLA in Sweet 16

by Dan Rieffer

No. 2 seed Kentucky will take on No. 3 seed UCLA in the NCAA Tournament South Regional in Memphis Friday night at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET in the round of 16. The game will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the South Regional's matchup between No. 1 seed North Carolina and No. 4 seed Butler.

The Bruins beat the Wildcats during the regular season at Rupp Arena on December 3, 97-92. UCLA defeated No. 6 seed Cincinnati 79-57 Sunday night to advance.

Kentucky topped no. 10 seed Wichita State 65-62 Sunday. The Wildcats needed two big blocked shots in the final 30 seconds of the game to preserve the win.